Fuck you. Never mind that the "Sister Souljah" thing is a noxious cliche.
Let's just focus on the implication here that the motherfucking centrist position is apparently supposed to be the cover-up of monstrous war crimes.
When these pictures appear -- and it is in the nature of such things that they will -- my bet is that they will inflame not merely Muslim opinion, but the opinion of everyone with a conscience.
So there will never be a "good" time to release them. Release them now and face the music. I mean, hell, if torture isn't torture, if we did no wrong, then what's to fear! And if we did do wrong, then let's be who we say we are, admit it, and repair our fault.
This is really all very elemental moral shit and fucking around with it will fuck everything up. Haven't any of these Ivy League assholes read any fucking Sophocles or similar? Shit. And I thought they were educated. Fuck.
At last, when all our searching was fruitless, one spake, who made us all bend our faces on the earth in fear; for we saw not how we could gainsay him, or escape mischance if we obeyed. His counsel was that this deed must be reported to thee, and not hidden. And this seemed best; and the lot doomed my hapless self to win this prize. So here I stand,-as unwelcome as unwilling, well I wot; for no man delights in the bearer of bad news.
"It was Sistah Souljah!"
Fuck...